King Hu

King Hu
Born
Hu Jinquan

(1932-04-29)29 April 1932
Beijing, Republic of China
Died14 January 1997(1997-01-14) (aged 64)
Taipei, Taiwan
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • editor
  • actor
  • production designer
Years active1956–93
SpouseChung Ling (鍾玲)
AwardsSee below
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese胡金銓
Simplified Chinese胡金铨
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHú Jīnquán
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingWu4 Gam1-cyun4
In this Chinese name, the family name is Hu.

King Hu Jinquan (Chinese: 胡金銓, 29 April 1932 – 14 January 1997) was a Chinese filmmaker and actor, based in Hong Kong and Taiwan.[1] He is known for directing various wuxia films in the 1960s and 1970s, which brought Hong Kong and Taiwanese cinema to new technical and artistic heights. His films Come Drink with Me (1966), Dragon Inn (1967), and A Touch of Zen (1970–1971) inaugurated a new generation of wuxia films in the late 1960s.

The Harvard Film Archive described Hu a “one of the most influential and important Chinese directors in the history of cinema.”[2]

  1. ^ "King Hu, 65, Maker Of Kung Fu Films". The New York Times. January 17, 1997. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
  2. ^ "King Hu and the Art of Wuxia". Harvard Film Archive. 15 March 2013.